| 词汇 | open-secret |
| 释义 | open secret noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌəʊ.pən ˈsiː.krət/ us /ˌoʊ.pən ˈsiː.krət/ a fact that should be a secret when in fact a lot of people know about it: 公开的秘密 It's an open secret around the office that they're having an affair.在办公室，他们的绯闻是公开的秘密。 Apparent and obvious (from) under your noseidiom apparent be (as) plain as the nose on your faceidiom be (right) under your noseidiom be etched somewhereidiom be writ largeidiom flagrantly foregone conclusion glaring glaringly I need hardly do somethingidiom obtrude palpable palpably parallax patently perceivable squeaky stand/stick out a mileidiom writ Examples of open secretopen secret Only now it was to be an opensecret that nobody actually expected policy to be founded on principles. In a sense it was all a farce because his identity was an opensecret. Throughout the novel, one secret in particular operates very clearly: the opensecret, which others know but agree - or conspire - not to tell. My play was to utilize two actors and one actress and incorporate 'diamond necklace' (noun); 'opensecret' (oxymoron); and '1981' (year). It is an opensecret now that for a long time negotiations have been going on for the purchase of these papers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a secret; it is not even an opensecret; everyone knows that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is an opensecret that, time after time, supermarkets are unfair and unreasonable with producers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is now an opensecret that the museum is having difficulty funding its day-to-day operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows—it is an opensecret—that we shall not be able to have these elections in time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is an opensecret that they will wish to argue for a more generous support system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an opensecret, as is the fact that it is being used as an instrument of policy. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We all know—it is an opensecret—that the various miners' unions in the various districts are going through very difficult times indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an opensecret that there is an urgent need for more trained social workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an opensecret that the levels of fee prescribed in the 1981 regulations were estimated to produce about £37 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an opensecret that the capitalist concept is in ruins. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of open secret These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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